Knockdown shipping-stall.



- Patented July 4, |899. J. 0. BOWDISH.

KNDCKDOWN SHIPPING STALL.

Applieanion mea July 25, 189s.)

(No Modal.)

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UNITED *STATESv` PATENT OFFICE.

KNOCKDOWN SHIPPING-STALL.

SPECIFICTION forming part of Iietters Patent No. 6'28,1'75,`dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed July 25, 1898. SerialNo. 686.787. (No model.)

vand I do hereby declare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the in- Vvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, attention being called to the accompanying drawings, with the referencenumerals marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in collapsible stalls used for shipping horses in railway-cars. These stalls are particularly intended for cars which are only temporarily used for such purpose and in contradistinction to the regular stock-cars which are per- Inanently fitted for such transportation. For such reasons it is desirable that these stalls are readily and conveniently set up when needed and quickly removed al'ter use to clear the car and renderit available for other purposes. My invention relates to means and certain details of construction whereby these requirements are attained in a reliable and simple manner, combined with durability and comparatively low manufacturing cost.

In the following speciication, and particularly pointed out in. the claims, is found a full description of the invention, its manner of use, parts, and construction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Y Figure 1 is a cross-section of arailway-car, showing frontend ofa section of stalls erected and filling the car across its width from side to side. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a stall, showing also one of the dividing-partitions in elevation. section through one of the stalls of a section between its ends and particularly near the rear end and looking toward the latter. 4 is an enlarged elevation, with the ends in section, of the adjustable retaining-rail, occupying when in place a horizontal position between the sides of the car which it engages and constituting one of the parts for holding the partitions between the stalls in place. Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation of one of these Fig. 3 is a Vertical crosspartitions with parts broken away, showing also, partly in section, one of the upright-s to which the front end of such partition conuects. Fig. 6 is a top View, partly in section, of the parts shown in the preceding figure. Fig. 7shows manner of temporary connection between the upright posts and the rail illustrated in Fig. 4.

These stalls are generally used in connection with so-called express-cars used by express companies in the transaction of their business and by means of which stalls such cars are' temporarily converted into stockcars, thereby enabling expiiess companies to ship horses whenever called upon to do so. In the drawings, 10 indicates the floor, and 11 l1 the sides of such a car. lnleginning to build up a section of stalls for the temporary use here in View the front sill l2 is first put down, being a Hat iron rod of a length to fit readily betweenthe sides of the narrowest car,'it being understood that the cars'are not all of the same width. The other parts resting on it tend to hold it practically in. position, so that one or two nails 13 driven into t-he car-floor through holes 1,4 in these sills readily prevent their displacement. Next the front top rail l5 is placed in position vertic-ally above this sill, the proper height being ascertained by putting temporarily one of the uprights 1b' in place in a manner which will be presently understood. This top rail is preferably constructed of tubing or pipe and carries at each end contact-plates 17 18, each provided with indenter-points'adapted to enter the woodwork at the sides of the car when pressed thereagainst. The .length of this rail 15 is adjustable, for which purpose one of these plates-lS in this case-is carried on a screw 19, mounted in a stationary nut '21, which is permanently xed in the adjoining end of the pipe. A hand-wheel 22, afxed tothe screw, serves for moving the saine, with plate 18, in or out, by which means the length of rail 15 is adj usted to meet the width of the car and whereby also the necessary pressure is obtained to cause the indenterpoints to bite int-o the wood. Plate,18 is loosely carried at the end of screw 19, so that it does not partake of the rotation of the latter and whereby the indenter-points remain in position when once in engagement with IOO the wood, thereby preventing unnecessary injury and scratching of the same. is simply a follower to guide the screw during its movement. The other plate 17 as to position is permanently secured to the end of the pipe,

being alixed to a plug 24, inserted thereinto.

and rigidly connected. Uprights 1G are next placed in position. They are also formed of tubing or pipe and have at their lower ends pins 25, projecting from plugs 26, permanently secured within the lower end of the pipe, and which pins are set into holes 27, formed in sill12. At their upper ends are fork-shaped bearings 28, open at their upper part, also permanently secured and fitted to embrace from below the retaining-rail 15. These uprights are placed in position in a manner shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,whieh is by inserting pin 25 first in the proper hole in sill 12, after which the upper end is swung over and slid in under rail 15, which is received by bearing 28 through the open upper ,part thereof until the upright assumes its proper vertical position. It is held so by a locking-pin 29, dropped from above through a hole 31 in rail 15 and entering a hole 32 right below it in the bottom of bearing 28 at the upper end of the post. Pins 29 may be secured by chains 33 to prevent misplacement or loss. Partitions 34, constructed in any suitable manner, are next placed in position. As shown, they consist of boards placed edgewise above each ot her and with their ends framed into and connected to upright framepieces 35 and 3G. The frame at the front end is higher than the partition itself, the excess of height being lled in bya triangular piece of open-work-as, for instance, wire-netting 30. From the front end of these partitions 4there project outwardly headed pins 37, the heads of which are adapted to pass through openings 38 in uprights lb' if the partition is lifted sufficiently high, after which when the partition is lowered the shanks of these pins enter slots 39, starting from holes 33 downwardly. The weight of the partitions keeps these pins in place, while their larger heads prevent theml from coming out endwise. The rear ends of the partitions are held in place below by pins 41, projecting downwardly and entering holes in sills 42, constructed and placed similar to sills 12. Above they are held by upwardlyprojecting pins 43, which are received by holes 44 in another retaining-rail 45, dropped This latter rail is exactly conover them.

structed like rail 15 and also lengthwise adjustable in a manner to iirmly engage the sides of the car, so that when in place the partitions are or should be held rigidly in position, and the erection of a section of stalls is thereby completed. Of thepin-receiving holes in sills 12 and 42 and in retaining-rails 15 and 45 there is a number of each, perhaps an inch apart, `to permit regulation of the width of the stalls to accommodate larger or smaller horses. The rear ends of the stalls are closed by so-called kicking-boards 46, held in place by loops or hooks 47, which lit over retaining-rail 45 and on which these boards are supported. They may be preferably padded, as shown at 48. The front ends of the stalls are closed by a rail 49, held in place by brackets 5l projecting from uprights 16. If feed-boxes are required, they may be hung on these rails, as shownat 52.

After use the stalls may be quickly taken down in a manner which readily suggests itself and by performing the diierent manipulations mentioned in reverse order.

It will be noted that these stalls may be manipulated without requiring any special.

tools or any particular skill er experience on the part of the persons handling them.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. In knoekdown shipping-stalls, the combination of the horizontally-disposed, removablefloor-sill 12, provided with receivingholes, the horiZontally-disposed retaining-rail 15, upright posts 16 between them, a pin at the lower end of each of these posts, adapted to engage the holes in the door-sill, bearings at their upper ends t0 receive the retainingrail, locking-pins to hold the bearings in position on the former and holes provided to receive these pins.

2. In knoekdown shipping-stalls, the combination of a horizontally-disposed retainingrail, uprights 16 adapted to be alined therewith and locking-pins to -hold them in place below the retaining-rails, there being holes provided in the parts to be engaged adapted to receive said locking-pins when the engaging parts are in proper position.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES O. BOWDISH. Titnessesz C. SPENGEL, ARTHUR KLINE. 

